3 dead, 3 wounded in city shootings

Three people were killed and several others wounded in shootings Monday, police said.

The latest shooting happened about 9 p.m. in the Gresham neighborhood, according to police.

A gunman stepped out of a red vehicle in the 7600 block of South Hoyne Avenue and fired several shots at a 39-year-old man on a bicycle, Police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.

The 39-year-old was shot in the chest and the arm, according to police. He died at the scene. The man was later identified as Gabriel Stevens, of the 14000 block of S. Dante Avenue in Dolton, according to the medical examiner's office

Monday afternoon, a 26-year-old man was shot at 4:34 p.m. in the 5500 block of South Emerald Avenue, said Chicago Police Affairs Officer Thomas Sweeney.

The man was shot in the head and taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County where he was pronounced dead at 5:16 p.m., according to the medical examiner's office. He was identified as Darryl Allison, of the 5000 block of South Wood Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

In the day's first fatal shooting, a 21-year-old man who was found shot in a Southwest Side alley Monday morning died an hour later, authorities said.

Vincente Obregon, of the 6400 block South Whipple Street, was pronounced dead at 8:33 a.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

At about 7:25 a.m. police found the victim unresponsive in a vehicle in the alley in the 7300 block of South Kedzie Avenue in the Marquette Park neighborhood, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Janel Sedevic said.

He'd been shot twice in the torso by an assailant who fled the scene on foot, said Sedevic.

The man was taken to Christ initially in critical condition.

A 19-year-old man was shot on the 700 block of South Western Avenue in the Near West Side neighborhood at about 12:30 p.m., Sweeney said.

The man was approached by someone who displayed a handgun, said Sweeney. As the man ran, the gunman fired and struck the man in the elbow. As the victim was wounded, the man fell and sustained trauma to his head was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in serious condition, said Sweeney said.

Police said the victim is a documented gang member and the incident was gang-related.

At 6 p.m. a 23-year-old man was shot on the 5900 block of South Justine Street, Sweeney said.

The man was shot in the right arm and taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition, Sweeney said.

Earlier, at 1:50 p.m. a 17-year-old boy was shot on the 6100 block of South Throop Street, said Sweeney. The boy sustained a graze wound to his face and was taken to Stroger Hospital where his condition had stabilized, Sweeney said.